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Development, design, and name

His name is a play on the male name "Søren" combined with soaring. Amy Keating Rogers, the writer of the first episode in which Soarin was named, was given the chance to name this character during the writing process: she named him Soarin'[sic][9] after her son, Soren;[10] the character name's apostrophe was later removed—eventually including in the credits—though some second-party materials have still included the apostrophe. He has a nickname the same as the name of G1 Earth pony colt Clipper.

Soarin makes another appearance in The Best Night Ever, where he purchases an apple pie from Applejack, being her first and only customer for the night, excluding Rarity and Prince Blueblood who got their food on the house. Soarin is the first Wonderbolt to have his name revealed, when Spitfire talks to him about his pie. Rainbow Dash saves the pie when he accidentally drops it. He is shown right after, happily, if a bit messily, tucking into his treat.

Season two

He participates in the Wonderbolts derby in Sweet and Elite, coming in third.

Soarin also appears in a photo in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, together with Rainbow Dash while dressed in an officer's formal uniform. This is his first depiction in the series without the iconic Wonderbolt flight suit; the uniform he wears in the photo exposes his rank and cutie mark.

Season four

"Come on, Ponyville! You can do it!"

Soarin, along with Spitfire, appears in the episode Rainbow Falls as a member of the Cloudsdale Aerial Relay team. During practice, he gets distracted while flying and hurts his wing, and Rainbow Dash catches him before he hits the ground. He thanks Rainbow Dash for saving him as a medical pony carts him off. He later appears in the medical building, where he discovers along with Rainbow that Spitfire and Fleetfoot conspired to keep him out of action so Rainbow could take his place on their team. In the end, he flies for Cloudsdale once again and cheers for the Ponyville team during their qualifying run.

Soarin and his team appear at the Equestria Games, competing in the horse-shoe event against the other teams. Soarin also witnesses Spike singing the Cloudsdale Anthem wrong, and gets embarrassed because of it. Soarin is also one of the Pegasi to attempt to save the crowd against an icy cloud one of the archer ponies accidentally causes.

Season five

He appears in Rarity Investigates!, assuming command of the Wonderbolts when Spitfire is missing due to a fake letter created by retired Wonderbolt veteran Wind Rider, threatening Rainbow with expulsion from the Wonderbolts permanently if she is guilty of the crime. When Rainbow is proven innocent, Soarin tasks her with taking Spitfire's place for the performance, but Rainbow manages to get Spitfire back in time for the show, much to Soarin's relief.

Season six

Soarin appears with the other Wonderbolts in Newbie Dash. After Rainbow Dash fails to impress the team and gets saddled with the nickname "Rainbow Crash", Soarin tells her the Wonderbolts call him "Clipper" for clipping a flagpole on his first day. Soarin's photo appears in the classroom in Top Bolt.

Season seven

In Parental Glideance, Soarin appears with the other Wonderbolts when Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles come to visit Rainbow Dash and later during a Wonderbolts airshow and autograph signing. He also appears as a colt in a flashback. In Marks and Recreation, Soarin briefly appears flying with other Wonderbolts. In Secrets and Pies, Soarin is one of the ponies that Pinkie Pie interrogates during her investigation of Rainbow Dash.

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The Elements of Harmony guidebook

THE WONDERBOLTS are an elite squad of Pegasus ponies who perform amazing aerial feats of derring-do at competitions across the lands of Equestria. SPITFIRE is team captain and a spirited competitor. SOARIN loves blazing a trail through the clouds—but only when he's not chowing down on one of Applejack's pies. Other team members include Blaze, Fire Streak, Fleetfoot, High Winds, Lightning Streak, Misty Fly, Rapidfire, Silver Lining, Surprise, and Wave Chill.

Volume II guidebook

SOARIN' balances work and play. Life is too short not to have some fun along the way. When Soarin' isn't flying high, he's looking around for his next piece of pie. He is one chill pony.

Merchandise

A partially translucent mini-figure toy of Soarin was leaked in early August 2012,[12] and its corresponding collector card was leaked in late November 2012; the toy and card were released as part of the seventh wave of mystery packs in January 2013.[13] The card and Spitfire's card from the same wave misidentify the two ponies as each other, though the wave's packaging identifies them correctly. According to Spitfire's card, "SOARIN is a speedy member of the WONDERBOLTS flying team!" His name, with no apostrophe, is listed as a trademark both on her card and on the packaging of the wave.[8]

A brushable and mini-figure toy of Soarin were released as part of the Wonderbolts-themed Cloudsdale Mini Collection and Wonderbolts 6-inch pack in August 2016, while an action figure including one of Spitfire was released as part of the Guardians of Harmony fan series in September 2016.

A brushable toy of Soarin was released in the second wave of the My Little Pony All About Friends series in October 2017, depicting him with his previous cutie mark. A mini-figure toy of Soarin was revealed in October 2017 for release in 2018 as part of the twenty-fourth wave of mystery packs, also depicting him with his previous cutie mark.